Convertible article of furniture



R. RUSSO.

CONVERTIBLE ARTicLE oF FURNHURE.

APPL'ICATION FILED JAN. 25, 1921.

Patented Aug. 30, 1921.

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convnnruitn ARTICLE or FURNITURE,

' specification@ retrsratene Patented 30., 1921-.

` l vApplication Yfiled January 25, 1921. Serial N10. 439,715;

1n a dwelling house particularly in cities, and thesegrooms of limited 'floor area,it Vbecomes desirable-v even'necessary-to select furniture of practical and useful nature in the utmost degree.

1f certain of these articles can be metamorphosed in a convenient manner by easy manipulation to serve several purposes satisfactorily at diiierent times as required, the expense of furnishing the rooms is reduced and, more important, floor space verymaterially conserved.

It the article is capable of being compactly iolded so as to Abe stored in some unused available space when not required for any of yits useful purposes, another advantage is manifest.

The foregoing conditions are met in the novel combination and arrangement of parts constituting a chair, crib bed or couch, according to the disposition of its elements, the same being hereinafter described in detail and shownoin the accompanying drawings, forming a material part of this disclosure, and in which z- Figure 1 vis a perspective view showing the article extended to form a bed or couch. 'Fig 2 is a similar View showing the same article disposed as a chair.

Fig. 3 is a side view of the same as com# pactly folded for storage or transporta'@ tion.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the numeral 10 designates a pair of legs, substantially straight with reversely curved ends, thesame being connected at the center of their length by pivots 11 with another pair .oi similar but reversed legs 12, both pairs of thesev legs having at their ends rollers 14, above which are secured cross bars 15.

The upper ends of the legs 12 are pivotally joined to the'forward end of the lateral elements 16 of a rectangular frame while the corresponding ends of the legs 10 are slidable below the elements 16 of the having a small num` ber of rooms per family, as often occurs,

frame at the rearfand held when extended by a hook latch 17 pivoted on the frame. f Extending between theV rearl frame ele.

ment v18 `and the. front element 19 arel a @plurality of slats 20, the samefforining a seat-like structure. j

Engaged by hinges 2,2 to the; side :frame .element 16 are bars .23 constituting `the lower elements of side iframe and having between. them and Vupper elements 24 a plurality of posts 25 and outer end members 26, these elements Lforming. the-'sides of the seat as shown best in Fig. 2.

. iii-pair of links 28 connect the side elements16 with a slatted frame 30 at'the front in the manner of a hinge, allowing it to be dropped, as in Fig; 2, held extended horizontally by the chains :31, as in Fi 1,

inwhicli-case it Jforms a prolongation o the seat, or 1t may be turned vertically upward and held by the hook catches 33, the same i engaging knobs 34, in which position it acts as a ywall when the structure is used as a crib.

At the opposite, rear end of the seatother links 36 engage a rear frame 37 which may be extended at'length as shown in Fig. 1 or folded upward as in Fig. 2. n

In this latter position it is held by catches 38Ipivoted on the side elements 24. y

inges 40 connect the side frames v42 which may be folded downwardly into hori- 'zontal position over the frame 37 or raised vertically and held by thecatches 43 pivoted in the upperrear element 24 lof the main side frame and engaging a button secured to the side frame element 24, in which position it forms an extension.

An end frame 50 is hingedly connected by links 51 at its bottom to the end of the frame 37 and may be folded downwardly into a horizontal position over the side frame elements 42 when the side elements are in closed position as shown in Fig. 2 and Fig.

3, or may be held in raised or vertical posi- L0 tion by the catches 52 pivotally secured to. y

the upper side element of the frame 42 thus forming a rais-ed end or head to the bed as shown in Fig. 1, or a crib when the foot element is raised and secured in a similar manner.

Pivotally attached to the lower sides of the frame elements 37 near their outer by the cross bar element 56 tn which is removably'attached alongitudinal brace bar 57 connecting Y with the rear cross bar between the main legs 12, the bar being held by the pins 58 so as to be entirely removed when the structure is to bey used as a chair as showny in Fig. 2.

Y The operation of compactly folding as in Fig. 3 is as follows; The side elements 24 are folded downward upon the seat elements and the foot extension is raised vertically and allowed to fall into horizontal position upon the folded side elements 424. The rearwardly eX- tending side frames 42 are folded upon the back frame element 37 and the head exten-` sion frame 50 inwardly over and upon the side frames 42.

The cross bars 57 and the pins 58 being removed, the folded frame members 37-42 `and 50 may be folded over and upon the seat frame members 20-24 and 30 and the auxiliary legs or support 55 folded upon frame 37. The catches 17 on being released permit the main leg members 10 and 12 to be col` lapsed substantially as shown in Fig. 3.

,- 4From the foregoing it willbe seen that the article when extended as in Fig. 1, forms a convenient couch or single bed and when the foot element is raised the same constitutes a crib for children. s Y

tact with said platform and means to prevent further movement when extended, side elements hinged at the side of said platform,

elements comprising* an extensible back hinged at the rear of said platform, means for holding said elements when in either a horizontal or vertical position, a front element hinged to said platform and means for supporting said front element in vertical or horizontal position.

2. An article of furniture comprising in combination two pairs of crossed legs pivoted at their intersection, a platform carried by said legs and capable offolding alongside thereof, extensions hinged to `the front and rear of said platform, independent supports for said extensions, and railings hinged at the sides of said platform and extension. In'testimony whereof I-have signed my name to this application. i Y

. ROCCO RUSSO. 

